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A new study charts John Milton's influence on revolutionary thinkers but misses the sheer seductiveness of his masterwork.

In his book "Growing Up Urkel," Jaleel White details how "Family Matters," for good or ill, brought a new Black male archetype to the culture's doorstep.

The year's breakthrough music moments included a Taylor Swift comeback, an unexpected Internet-rap collab, and an absurdist sample of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

When it comes to the Italian holiday loaf, there's magnificence and there's stultifying disappointment, with little in between.

The sociologist Musa al-Gharbi argues that the "Great Awokening" alienated "normie voters," making it difficult for Kamala Harris--and possibly future Democrats--to win.

RaMell Ross's drama--a remarkable one, about institutions, Black male friendship, social mimicry, and the Black political dream--feels shot through with the history of American image-making.

RaMell Ross's drama--a remarkable one, about institutions, Black male friendship, social mimicry, and the Black political dream--feels shot through with the history of American image-making.

Marielle Heller's adaptation of Rachel Yoder's novel, starring Amy Adams, omits most of the protagonist's inner life and shrinks the outer life, too.

Two scathing new productions satisfy our hunger for dysfunction-driven entertainment.

Also: The ambient gospel of Laraaji, a new Annie Leibovitz exhibition, a louche lineup at Joe's Pub.